A minor media frenzy has been forming around cychlorphine, a novel synthetic opioid described as the "next killer drug" taking…
Even as British Columbia’s Ministry of Health was caving to right-wing panic over “diversion” of safe supply drugs, its public…
Connecticut senators have introduced a bill to authorize an overdose prevention center (OPC) pilot project. SB 195 was proposed February…
In a small but sunny kitchen in the Downtown Eastside (DTES), a vat of cooked pasta and some surplus vegetables…
On February 9, New Mexico state senators will discuss a proposal to study the feasibility of overdose prevention centers (OPC).…
Overdose deaths in the United States dropped dramatically between 2023 and 2024, with decreases that far surpass what was recorded…
Facing right-wing backlash, harm reduction initiatives around Canada have steadily been rolled back. Safer opioid supply (SOS) programs—which provide pharmaceutical-grade…
As theories continue to emerge for the dramatic turnaround in overdose deaths, a new study indicates that it's largely unrelated…
On January 13 the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) released a report analyzing three policy approaches to the opioid-involved overdose crisis,…
In September 2024 the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released data showing that overdose mortality, which had been climbing…